Wasserman Schultz, in a telephone interview, said she firmly supports vaccinations.

"As a parent with children in public school and as someone who really believes in vaccination I'm absolutely for vaccination and making sure that we don't go backwards when it comes to infection and the spread of disease that long ago should have been stamped out.

"The concerns that parents have obviously every parent has to make a judgment for themselves. But there is no proof whatsoever, in fact it's been disproven, that there is any risk to the health of a child when they're vaccinated.

"I feel very strongly that every parent should fully vaccinate their children with all the recommended vaccinations," she said.

Wasserman Schultz said her children have received all their recommended shots.